1686] DIAEY OF PATRICK GORDON. 113 I gott our landlord to conduct

Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"

1686] DIAEY OF PATRICK GORDON. 113

I gott our landlord to conduct us through bywayes where the snow was February
not quite consumed, and going from thence at cockrowing, with great
difficulty I came to Riga, about eight aclock, and lodged in the Sandstreet,
by a barber called Harder.

I did writt the same evening to my wyfe, Collonells von Mengden and
Menezes, Mr. Vinius, and Guasconj, and to the Boyar Kniaz Vasily
Vasilivits,* by the apothicary Christian Egler, whom I did meet here
returning to Mosko, and who came to visitt me with Marcus Luys, a mer-
chant, to whom I delivered diverse tokens from Mosko.

I did writt to the Governour of Plesko, Kniaz Michael Grcgorivits February
Romadanofsky, and to Joachim Voght, a merchant, who there were very
kind to me, so could not but returne thanks. Friends comeing to visitt me,
would needs have me to come in and stay in the towne ; so I went and
lodged in the Jacobs street, in Widow Bevermans house. After noone, Mr
Richard Daniel 1 sent his sledge for nie, desiring me to walke on the river
Dwina ; so with diverse other English men and women, wee fuired a great
way downe the river on the ice, and then was invited into a suburb house,
and passed the tyme two or three houres. The Customers sent to know if
I had any merchant goods along, and tooke notice of my trunks, saying
they must be searched.

I dined by Mr. Daniell, and was very kindly entertained. Fei)ruary

I dined by Mr. Frazer, and supped with Mr. Watson. February

Hired fuirmen to Memel, at the rate of nine reichs dollers a waggon February
with two horses.

I did writt to Mr. Boetenaut, informing him how that because I had a February
specification of the things in his trunk with me, they let it passe, paying
two and a half per cent, for 2}ortorio,'\ and the other two, belonging to Messrs.
Hartman, and Van Sowme, were taken into the portorio to be kept there
untill a specification should be brought, and then to be opened, sighted, and
valued, which they did not to Mr. Boetenant his. Payed for p)ortorio
thirteen and a quarter reichs dollers ; payed for dyet halfe a doller a day,
and for servants ten stuivers.

After dinner, I went from Riga, being convoyed, with jMr. Daniell and
Mr. Frazer, to the other syde of the river Dwina, and lodged all night in

* [Golizyn.] t [Toll or custom ; and, also, toll-liouse, or

custom house.]